Zoey Deutch breaks hearts in a new clip from director Ry-Russo Young's BEFORE I FALL. Based on the best-selling young adult novel by Lauren Oliver, the critical hit and fan favorite from the 2017 Sundance Film Festival starring Deutch alongside Halston Sage,Kian Lawley,Cynthy Wu, Medalion Rahimi opens in theaters March 3rd.

As a typical
coming of age film set in the world of rock n’ roll, specifically the 1970s
punk scene in England, London Town is
like a British Almost Famous, with
far less charm and a more predictable narrative. The biggest difference is the
inclusion of real rock icons in the fabricated narrative, as opposed to a
fictional band based on Cameron Crowe’s real experiences as a young journalist.
Even with a character based on a real person, London Town
often feels more like fantasy than reality. Specifically, it feels like the
dream of a young punk fan who has never grown out of the obsession, imagining
that their favorite star might show up to save the day when needed most.

Come What May is evidence that there is
no shortage of narratives from World War II to be told or of national cinemas
willing to repeatedly dip into this well for creative inspiration. French
filmmaker Christian Carion returns to the war genre with the same
sentimentality utilized in his World War I drama, Joyeux Noel, though this endeavor feels a bit more contrived and
leans heavier on the fictional details than his past effort. World War II and
the French exodus during German occupation simply serve as backdrop for the
intimate melodrama of a father in search of his son. Even though there is
historical information within the film, this is a film that uses real events
for its narrative rather than one based upon factual events.

If ambitious
vision was all I was tasked to review, A
Cure for Wellness would receive extremely high marks. The scope of the film
is astounding, from the pristine visual style to the boldly indulgent
146-minute run time. It is rare to see a genre film made by a studio with this
much faith in the filmmaker’s vision, especially one released in the first
quarter of the year. Unfortunately, while the visual style of the film excels,
the narrative is often less satisfying. And although the length was brave, I
began to question the studio’s faith in Gore Verbinski by the end of the often
redundant tale.

The biggest
problem with Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime
Walk, like its mouthful of a title, is that it is overcomplicating
something that likely would have worked better in its simplicity. The narrative
is practically begging for an intimate character study, while the film style is
as overindulgent as possible, in order to make use of the unnecessary cutting
edge technical achievements. The film was shot in 3D, using a 120 frame rate,
even though there were only a few theaters capable of screening it the way it
was meant to be seen. Even the 4K Ultra HD only presents the film in 60 fps.
Even though this is the first film to be offered to consumers at this high of a
frame rate and offers spectacular visuals, the film’s narrative seems to be
begging for something more intimate.